Van Why appeared solely on the Democratic ballot but 165 Republicans wrote in her name, beating the 88 Republican votes that Harris received, according to unofficial Pike County primary election returns.

With Van Why winning both the Republican and Democrat primary lines, hers is the only name that will appear on the ballot in the general election this fall.

Leading up to the election, Harris tried to have Democratic tax collector candidate Diane Hinson removed from the ballot.

Harris complained that Hinson called herself a Realtor in her financial disclosure paperwork, but her professional license had lapsed.

He lost that bid in the Pike County Court of Common Pleas and appealed the decision all the way to the Pennsylvania state Supreme Court.

The state Supreme Court refused to hear the case and she was allowed to remain on the ballot.

As of Wednesday afternoon after the write-in ballots had been counted, the unofficial results are Van Why with 226 Democrat votes and 165 Republican write-in votes; Harris with 88 Republican votes and Hinson with 84 Democrat votes.